Jun 16, 2020 | Word Among Us
11TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect. According to the dictionary, “perfect” means “entirely without flaw or defect, meeting supreme standards of excellence, satisfying all requirements.” To which many of us...
Jun 15, 2020 | Word Among Us
11TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Offer no resistance to one who is evil. Is Jesus saying that we can’t defend ourselves against someone who is trying to harm us? Are we not supposed to avoid dangerous situations? No, of course not! Jesus is talking about...
Jun 13, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA, PRIEST AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (MEMORIAL) You are my inheritance, O Lord. “I’m all in.” In a tense game of poker, a play gains a huge payout. But if he loses, he’s out of the game and he’s lost everything. By going “all...
Jun 12, 2020 | Word Among Us
10TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME There was a tiny whispering sound. Israel was at a critical juncture. The weak King Ahab, along with his pagan wife, Jezebel, had led the people into deep idolatry and sin. What’s more, the prophet Elijah had just overcome...
Jun 11, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT BARNABAS, APOSTLE (MEMORIAL) Unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees . . . Think about your favorite athletes. They were probably young when they first played their sport, and they weren’t always great. But...
Jun 10, 2020 | Word Among Us
10TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Seeing this, all the people fell prostrate and said, “The Lord is God!” Extravagant birthday parties have become commonplace in some parts of the world. But recently, some parents have even begun celebrating their child...
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